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Thread started 06/20/24 11:19am

trickyjoe7777

Tracks played at VIP listening party

Exclusive VIP listening party of unreleased Prince music to kick off the Celebration:
- Purple Rain (piano demo)
- Friction (Jamie Starr album)
- All the King's Horses (w/ strings)
- Calabama
- Fat Jazz (1977 jazz trio jam)
- And God Created Woman (demo)
- Let's Go Crazy (Prince only demo)
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Reply #1 posted 06/20/24 11:20am

funkbabyandthe
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Ooooooh
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Reply #2 posted 06/20/24 11:29am

bizzie

Let's Go Crazy (Demo) - Slower BPM, almost punk feel w a relaxed vocal that brought to mind Adam Ant, Billy Idol, even Johnny Rotten? First chorus diff lyrix "Am I gonna let the elevator.....?"

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"Fat Jazz" - 1977 jazz jam with Prince, Andre and Bobby Z - very cool instrumental jam

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However Much U Want (Piano Demo) - super boogie woogie early rock and roll Little Richard vibes with a piano jam part at the end - so cool!

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"First Time I Saw U" - Prince and John L Nelson, super fast drum machine beat with John L playing piano and Prince vibing falsetto!

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"FRICTION" - Charles Spicer said they found a whole Jamie Starr album in the vault from 85 and this was a jam with Linn and Oberheim, total Minneapolis Sound vibes, vocal cadence sounded like Head somewhat

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"All The Kings Horses" (Strings Version) - the non string version was played last year and went down so well that when they found this version with Clare Fischer arrangements Charles decided to bring it back!

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"Calabama" - it was mentioned that this was the title track to an album Prince was working on pre Musicology but it sounded like an alternate take on "Prince and The Band" with some of the same lyrics

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"No Changes" - recorded 87, sounded like a mashup between Lovesexy title track and Electric Chair! Aggressively funky

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"And God Created Woman" (piano demo) with a part of "3 Chains O Gold" at the end.... Absolutely beautiful

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"Purple Rain" (original piano demo) - the earliest version of the song we've ever heard. Prince working out to a degree on just piano.... Clear that he hadn't figured out the arrangement properly but was amazing to hear

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as we walked into Paisley there was a previously unheard clip playing of a blues jam, which Charles mentioned had come from a 25 minute runtime jam recently found in the vault, but no more info on when it was from

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source: https://x.com/CaseyRain/s...4180334675

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Reply #3 posted 06/20/24 11:45am

nayroo2002

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Aaaaaaaaaaah

[Edited 6/20/24 11:46am]

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #4 posted 06/20/24 11:46am

bozojones

In other words, a bunch of interesting stuff that 99.99% of fans won't get to hear, because everyone unwilling or unable to pay $1300 + travel expenses can go fuck themselves. Thanks Londell!

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Reply #5 posted 06/20/24 12:02pm

LILpoundCAKE

this is just crazy at this point. what's the point, really? or, what's the plan? confused neutral

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Reply #6 posted 06/20/24 12:04pm

LILpoundCAKE

bozojones said:

In other words, a bunch of interesting stuff that 99.99% of fans won't get to hear, because everyone unwilling or unable to pay $1300 + travel expenses can go fuck themselves. Thanks Londell!


thing is, i'd gladly pay $ 150,- for a box of like 50 unreleased tracks. seems like they have enough of m.


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Reply #7 posted 06/20/24 12:13pm

funkbabyandthe
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i need that version of LGC

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Reply #8 posted 06/20/24 12:32pm

themanfromnept
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Charles Spicer said they found a whole Jamie Starr album in the vault from 85

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fffffffuck

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Reply #9 posted 06/20/24 12:43pm

ShellyMcG

I might be remembering it wrong but wasn't there a lot more songs played last year? Unless these aren't the only songs from this year?

Either way, hopefully they actually release a few of them for the rest of us to hear. Or maybe they could put out a compilation of last year's tracks.
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Reply #10 posted 06/20/24 12:52pm

purplethunder3
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ShellyMcG said:

I might be remembering it wrong but wasn't there a lot more songs played last year? Unless these aren't the only songs from this year? Either way, hopefully they actually release a few of them for the rest of us to hear. Or maybe they could put out a compilation of last year's tracks.

They won't. razz

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #11 posted 06/20/24 1:21pm

LILpoundCAKE

"Calabama" - it was mentioned that this was the title track to an album Prince was working on pre Musicology but it sounded like an alternate take on "Prince and The Band" with some of the same lyrics



cowabunga, calabama! another album we didn't know about. wonder how far along it came before
he went with Musicology and if there's an overlap in tracks.

this shit is interesting.

and that's not even mentioning the Jamie Starr album. I mean that is just eek

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Reply #12 posted 06/20/24 1:39pm

donovd

Calabama, that's a weird title.

Sounds like a blend of California and Alabama.
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Reply #13 posted 06/20/24 1:42pm

EnglishGent2

This is all interesting, but if we never get to hear it, it might as well not even exist. Just release some music please estate. I have money, please take it!

The orger formerly known as https://prince.org/profil...nglishGent
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Reply #14 posted 06/20/24 1:44pm

olb99

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ShellyMcG said:

I might be remembering it wrong but wasn't there a lot more songs played last year?


https://prince.org/msg/7/...?&pg=1

11 songs in 2023, if I count correctly. So pretty much the same.

[Edited 6/21/24 1:12am]

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Reply #15 posted 06/20/24 1:46pm

SoulAlive

EnglishGent2 said:

This is all interesting, but if we never get to hear it, it might as well not even exist. Just release some music please estate. I have money, please take it!




Exactly.I can’t get too excited about stuff that we can’t buy and enjoy.

Want my money? Release that music now! smile
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Reply #16 posted 06/20/24 2:00pm

funkbabyandthe
babysitters

If i paid a couple grand to attend idk if id like to know supposedly exclusive songs played for me were being released inna few weeks.

I guess thats how they want to make ppl pull out their wallets.
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Reply #17 posted 06/20/24 2:03pm

MIRvmn1

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LILpoundCAKE said:

"Calabama" - it was mentioned that this was the title track to an album Prince was working on pre Musicology but it sounded like an alternate take on "Prince and The Band" with some of the same lyrics




cowabunga, calabama! another album we didn't know about. wonder how far along it came before
he went with Musicology and if there's an overlap in tracks.

this shit is interesting.

and that's not even mentioning the Jamie Starr album. I mean that is just eek


There's probably lot's of unknown unreleased albums in the vault. But the estate thinks merchandise is what we want instead of unreleased music biggrin
U are now an official member of the New Power Generation
Welcome 2 The Dawn
Free the prince SDE now!
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Reply #18 posted 06/20/24 2:12pm

Landonfunkmonk
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I think it could be more frustrating to hear it once and then not be able to hear it again rather than never getting to hear it.
Something BIG Is Coming.
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Reply #19 posted 06/20/24 2:16pm

bozojones

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If i paid a couple grand to attend idk if id like to know supposedly exclusive songs played for me were being released inna few weeks. I guess thats how they want to make ppl pull out their wallets.


Fans shouldn't have to pay a couple grand just to hear some unreleased songs once. The estate should be releasing this shit to the public so everyone has a chance to buy & listen.

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Reply #20 posted 06/20/24 2:19pm

bozojones

Anyway, I'm curious about this supposed Jamie Starr album. I've only ever heard of him using the Jamie Starr moniker for producing purposes, never as an artist pseudonym. Kinda makes me wonder if it's a real shelved project or if Spicer is just spouting off incorrect information.

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Reply #21 posted 06/20/24 2:31pm

nayroo2002

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eye hate u, spicemillon

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #22 posted 06/20/24 3:04pm

ShellyMcG

purplethunder3121 said:



ShellyMcG said:


I might be remembering it wrong but wasn't there a lot more songs played last year? Unless these aren't the only songs from this year? Either way, hopefully they actually release a few of them for the rest of us to hear. Or maybe they could put out a compilation of last year's tracks.

They won't. razz



Of course they won't. But I can dream, can't I?
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Reply #23 posted 06/20/24 3:05pm

ShellyMcG

olb99 said:



ShellyMcG said:


I might be remembering it wrong but wasn't there a lot more songs played last year?


https://prince.org/msg/7/...?&pg=1

11 songs in 2023, if I count correctly. So pretty much the same.

[Edited 6/20/24 13:45pm]



Ah ok. I was remembering it wrong. Thanks for the info.
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Reply #24 posted 06/20/24 3:06pm

ShellyMcG

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If i paid a couple grand to attend idk if id like to know supposedly exclusive songs played for me were being released inna few weeks.

I guess thats how they want to make ppl pull out their wallets.



But what about releasing the stuff from last year? Surely that would be ok?
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Reply #25 posted 06/20/24 3:11pm

LILpoundCAKE

MIRvmn1 said:

LILpoundCAKE said:

"Calabama" - it was mentioned that this was the title track to an album Prince was working on pre Musicology but it sounded like an alternate take on "Prince and The Band" with some of the same lyrics



cowabunga, calabama! another album we didn't know about. wonder how far along it came before
he went with Musicology and if there's an overlap in tracks.

this shit is interesting.

and that's not even mentioning the Jamie Starr album. I mean that is just eek

There's probably lot's of unknown unreleased albums in the vault. But the estate thinks merchandise is what we want instead of unreleased music biggrin

i would even spend money on a simple pamphlet about an unreleased album, including recording
dates for sessions, personell, (alternate) tracklists. so that is even without the actual music, I'd be
ok with spending some money on those kind of details before I would ever buy a purple bandana
or a 23 positions bed sheet set.


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Reply #26 posted 06/20/24 3:15pm

LILpoundCAKE

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

If i paid a couple grand to attend idk if id like to know supposedly exclusive songs played for me were being released inna few weeks. I guess thats how they want to make ppl pull out their wallets.



that's the spirit lol

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Reply #27 posted 06/20/24 4:44pm

Tora

Landonfunkmonkey said:

I think it could be more frustrating to hear it once and then not be able to hear it again rather than never getting to hear it.

Totally! We who've not heard them can only imagine what they might sound like. Those who have, will only have vague memories eventually.
Either way I think we are all just being punished somehow if the Estate doesn't release them.
[Edited 6/20/24 19:33pm]
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Reply #28 posted 06/20/24 4:55pm

CandaceS

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Landonfunkmonkey said:

I think it could be more frustrating to hear it once and then not be able to hear it again rather than never getting to hear it.


This is exactly what I thought last year, and I feel the same way this year.

"I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015
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Reply #29 posted 06/20/24 4:58pm

SIrSighALot

how have they only just found the jamie album? i thought everything was cataloged last year?
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